Articles by Raina Assainar
A day after woman’s suicide bid, 2 docs booked for medical negligence
According to the Belapur police, the two orthopaedic doctors—one from Apollo Hospital and another from Ekayan Hospital—have been booked for endangering the life of the police constable
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Abducted four-year-old girl rescued within six hours
Taloja police acted swiftly on learning about the abduction. They tracked the number plate of kidnapper’s two-wheeler using CCTV footage, and then carried out physical search with a sniffer dog to rescue the girl unharmed. The kidnapper was arrested four hours later
Published on Mar 31, 2023 10:37 AM IST
30-year-old woman real estate agent shot at in Panvel
Supriya Patil was returning home in Koproli village in Uran in a car when she was fired at. The bullet pierced through the car’s body from the left and hit her in the calf of her left leg. Her cousin Sarvesh Mhatre was driving and she was seated next to him.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 01:10 AM IST
Police make fifth arrest in builder murder case
The police have arrested one more person in connection with the murder of builder Savji Manjeri at Nerul on March 15
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:46 AM IST
Raina Assainar, Navi Mumbai
Couple held for robbing commuters on Thane-Belapur Road
The accused – identified as Sagar Patil (21) and Arpita Pawar (20) – used to roam in a scooter and flag down passing cars to stop. Seeing a woman, the car occupants would stop assuming it to be an emergency. Then, Patil and Pawar would rob them of cash and mobile phones by threatening a molestation case against the driver.
Published on Mar 25, 2023 11:47 PM IST
After 13 years, tigress in SGNP delivers four cubs
Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Borivali welcomed four tiger cubs after a gap of 13 years. The last time cubs were born was in the year 2010. Srivalli, a four year old tigress has delivered four cubs at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) on Saturday
Published on Mar 25, 2023 11:10 PM IST
Teen shooter turned 18 just before murder, took contract as a ticket out of poverty
Police sources said that if the incident had happened a little earlier, Kaushal would have faced trial under the Juvenile Justice Act (JJA) and sent to a correctional home instead of facing more stringent punishment if convicted in the murder case.
Published on Mar 25, 2023 12:29 AM IST
14-year-old falls prey to cyptocurrency scam, ₹1.11 lakh of father’s money
Navi Mumbai: A 14-year-old boy from Kamothe, who used to help his father with online banking, fell prey to the lure of cryptocurrency and ended up losing ₹1
Published on Mar 24, 2023 12:50 AM IST
50,000 boxes of fresh alphonso stock spread Gudi Padwa cheer
Last year, the APMC market had received a supply of around 15,000 boxes, but this year, it has increased by more than three times. Of the 50,000 boxes, around 47,500 boxes were from different parts of Maharashtra and the rest from the southern parts of India, traders said
Published on Mar 23, 2023 11:18 PM IST
19-year-old youth arrested for rape, blackmail of 17-yr-old girl
Navi Mumbai: A 19-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl, blackmailing her with a video of the act and extorting money and gold jewellery from her, according to Rabale police
Published on Mar 22, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Builder murder: Four held; abandoned bike leads cops to contract killers from Bihar
The motorcycle used by the two assailants to flee after shooting a builder dead in Nerul has helped the police crack the murder case
Published on Mar 20, 2023 11:54 PM IST
Raina Assainar, Navi Mumbai
Police probe Gujarat cases of slain builder
The Navi Mumbai police have ferreted more details of his past dealings in Kutch and it has emerged that the builder had filed a case against three people for forging his identity cards and selling off his property in 2020.
Published on Mar 19, 2023 04:50 PM IST
CIDCO officer held in graft case over airport land rehab
Identified as Mukund Chandrakant Banda (51), the officer had demanded ₹seven lakh in order to provide eligibility certificate to the 51 year old complainant, whose land was acquired by CIDCO for the construction of Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 11:16 PM IST
Alphonso mango supply up three-fold at APMC
With favourable weather conditions in 2022 winter, the Alphonso mangoes supply into Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Vashi has increased three-fold compared to March 2022 with the fruit from Devgad, Ratnagiri and Raigad in Konkan belt flooding the market
Published on Mar 16, 2023 09:49 PM IST
Builder’s murder: Cops probe Kutch property dispute angle
“He owned a property in Kutch, his hometown, which was encroached upon, and a police case was filed around nine months ago. He had no disputes in Navi Mumbai and had never received any threats as well. Hence, our suspicion is on someone from Kutch. He had a relative in Nerul where he had gone on Wednesday for lunch and the incident occurred when he was getting into the car to drive home,” Rajendra Chaudhary, managing director and chairman, Emperia Group, said
Updated on Mar 16, 2023 09:58 PM IST
Raina Assainar, Navi Mumbai
BJP youth wing VP among six booked for attempt to murder
Navi Mumbai: The district vice-president of Yuva Morcha, the BJP’s youth wing, along with five of his associates, have been booked under charges of attempt to murder for assaulting and seriously injuring two boys, according to Koparkhairane police
Published on Mar 16, 2023 01:09 AM IST
Builder shot dead in Nerul, two assailants flee on bikes
The sound of gunshots shook the residents and shopkeepers around the busy road in sector 6, Nerul. “I was looking into the shelves when I heard the three bullet shots fired and by the time, I could figure out what had happened I saw two bikers speeding away,” a chemist from Krishna Medical, located opposite the spot, said
Updated on Mar 16, 2023 01:08 AM IST
Raina Assainar, Nerul
Six held for allegedly robbing Mumbai family on Mumbai-Goa highway
The Dadar coastal police station in Raigad district have arrested six men from Kalamboli for allegedly robbing a Borivali-bound family returning from Dapoli in the wee hours of Monday at Ambivali village in Pen on Mumbai-Goa highway. Though the family has claimed that the accused have committed dacoity, the police are still verifying the claims
Published on Mar 14, 2023 11:46 PM IST
Belapur murder: Two convicted for life, one gets five-year in jail
The accused identified as Satyanarayan Rajendrarai Yadav and Manoj Kumar Sripatisingh Yadav were sentenced to life while their accomplice Kamlesh Sukuman Bansal received five years jail sentence
Published on Mar 10, 2023 05:49 PM IST
Sion-Panvel Highway in Navi Mumbai records most accidents: Report
In 2022, a total of 734 road accidents were reported across Navi Mumbai, out of which 110 mishaps were reported on the three main highways – Palm Beach Road, Thane-Belapur Road, and Sion-Panvel Highway.
Published on Mar 08, 2023 02:20 AM IST
Anti Human Trafficking unit arrests 18 Bangladeshi nationals in Ghansoli
The Anti Human Trafficking unit of Navi Mumbai has arrested 18 Bangladeshi immigrants who were illegally residing in Ghansoli since last year. Among those arrested, 10 are women and eight men who worked as labourers, house helps and auto rickshaw drivers in Navi Mumbai
Published on Mar 05, 2023 06:12 PM IST
Three year old raped at railway station, rag picker arrested
The Panvel Government Railway Police (GRP) has arrested a 30-year old-ragpicker for raping a three-year-old girl who was sleeping on the railway platform along with her mother. The accused identified as Mukesh Kumar Babu Sah (30) was identified with the help of CCTV footage and nabbed within hours of the incident reported by the mother of the victim
Published on Mar 05, 2023 06:09 PM IST
30-year-old arrested by Panvel GRP for allegedly raping minor
The accused was traced to the premises of Juinagar railway station and was nabbed from there on Thursday evening, police said
Published on Mar 03, 2023 03:45 PM IST
Two 16-year-old girls die by suicide, police suspect exam stress in one
Navi Mumbai: Two 16-year-old girls died by suicide on Wednesday night in two separate incidents in Navi Mumbai’s Juinagar and Sarsole
Published on Mar 03, 2023 01:06 AM IST
Morphed photo of Airman circulated after he refused pay up
Navi Mumbai In a fresh case of sextortion, the Nhava Sheva police have booked an unidentified man for morphing the photo of an Airman working with JNPT air force station with a nude woman and sharing it across the complainant’s contacts after he refused to give in to demands for money
Published on Feb 28, 2023 11:06 PM IST
Former village officials booked for forgery in Raigad land documents
Three former gramsevaks and four former sarpanchs among others have been booked on charges of cheating and forgery for allegedly tampering with the land records of a nine-acre plot at Korlai village in Murud taluka of Raigad district, which is allegedly owned by the Uddhav Thackeray family
Published on Feb 25, 2023 01:17 AM IST
Raina Assainar, Navi Mumbai
Conman steals ₹1.55 lakh from woman through whatsapp QR codes
After scanning the code, ₹10 was deducted from her account which Kumar credited back immediately in order to win her trust. In a similar way, he kept asking her to scan various QR codes which resulted in deductions in her account
Published on Feb 24, 2023 02:51 AM IST
Kohli buys 2,000 sq ft villa in Alibaug for ₹6 crore
Kohli paid a stamp duty of ₹36 lakh for the transaction and the cricketer would also get a 400 sq ft swimming pool as part of the deal, as per the registration document accessed by Zapkey – the aggregator of publicly available property registration documents.
Published on Feb 24, 2023 01:14 AM IST
Satish Nandgaonkar and Raina Assainar
Man nabbed from Nepal for killing girlfriend in Sanpada garden
Navi Mumbai: A man who was absconding after murdering a 33-year-old woman in a garden near Silicon Tower in Sanpada has been arrested by the Nepal border police
Updated on Feb 21, 2023 02:15 AM IST
Two arrested with unaccounted ₹9.99 crore
Navi Mumbai: Two men have been arrested with unaccounted ₹9
Published on Feb 19, 2023 01:25 AM IST
